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First day of fall: Why the equinox isn’t as equal as you might think

The mysterious sex lives of dinosaurs

How a ukulele sent to orbit in SpaceX launch has DC-area ties

Child psychologist on reports of Instagram’s negative impact on teen girls

RuPaul has a new namesake — and it’s a fabulous, rainbow-colored fly

No G20 country in line with Paris Agreement on climate, analysis shows

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Poised to make history: Inpiration4 set to be first all-civilian orbital flight

On sale: $125,000 balloon trips to the edge of space

‘Dog bone’ asteroid spied by astronomers in new photos

More than 230 journals warn 1.5°C of global warming could be ‘catastrophic’ for health

‘Like a freight train’: Maryland tornado damages cars, buildings

10 years later: Looking back on the 5.8-magnitude Virginia earthquake

2011 quake repairs at National Cathedral may take another 10 years

The US and Canada have a new dark sky park for stargazers to enjoy

Watch another rocket launch (and take in some other heavenly sights) this week

​​NASA is training human-like robots to explore caves on Mars

Major U.N. climate report warns of ‘extreme’ and ‘unprecedented’ impacts

World on the brink of ‘catastrophe,’ leader of next UN climate talks warns

Did you feel it? Small earthquake shakes Central Maryland

Mosquitoes return to DC region with vengeance

Your bed probably isn’t as clean as you think — a microbiologist explains

NASA shares epic image of moon’s shadow during solar eclipse

Scientists worried by how fast climate crisis has amplified extreme weather

NASA is growing chile peppers in space